Semiconductor IP Make the World Go Round!

Synopsys has a nice DesignWare microsite here:

Synopsys is a leading provider of high-quality, silicon-proven IP solutions for SoC designs. The broad DesignWare IP portfolio includes complete interface IP offerings consisting of controller, PHY and next-generation verification IP, analog IP, embedded memories, logic libraries, processor solutions and subsystems. To accelerate prototyping, software development and integration of IP into SoCs, Synopsys’ IP Accelerated initiative offers IP prototyping kits, IP software development kits and customized IP subsystems for rapid integration of IP into SoCs. Synopsys’ extensive investment in IP quality, comprehensive technical support and robust IP development methodology enables designers to reduce integration risk and accelerate time-to-market. Read more about why Synopsys is the Trusted IP Partner.

Even more interesting, in my opinion, are the customer stories which you can browse by topic:

• Interface IP
• Analog IP
• Embedded Memories and Logic Libraries
• Processor Solutions
• DesignWare Library
• Verification IP

Not only do you get to learn about IP, you also get to learn about the applications they are being used for and by whom:

Fast Integration of DesignWare IP for PCI Express Enables Nitero’s First-Pass Silicon Success for Mobile 60GHz SoC
“Selecting Synopsys DesignWare IP and design tools for our low-power NT4600 Wi-Fi SoC enabled us to integrate the IP in just a few weeks, helped us meet our aggressive tapeout schedule, and provided a seamless end-to-end design process, resulting in first-silicon success.” Sebastian Ahmed, Vice President of Engineering, Nitero

Movidius Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success for Myriad 2 Vision Processing Unit with DesignWare USB 3.0, LPDDR3/2 & MIPI D-PHY IP “Selecting Synopsys DesignWare IP and design tools for our low-power, high-performance Myriad 2 VPU gave us peace of mind, a seamless and mature end-to-end design process, and most importantly, first-silicon success.” Sean Mitchell, Chief Operating Officer, Movidius

Solarflare Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success for 10/40G Network Controllers with DesignWare IP for PCI Express 3.0
“Using high-quality DesignWare IP for PCI Express for the last ten-plus years has helped assure our success in the competitive networking market.” Derek Roberts, Vice President of Hardware Architecture, Solarflare

Bosch Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success for Consumer Sensor Application with Synopsys DesignWare NVM IP
“We found the DesignWare NVM IP to be very easy to integrate and adopt. Selecting Synopsys IP is one of our risk-reduction techniques. DesignWare NVM IP allows us to minimize work on the memory interface and accelerate integration into the IC.” Horst Symanzik, Director of IC Engineering, Bosch Sensortec

SunplusIT Achieves First-Pass Silicon Success for Webcam SoC with DesignWare USB 3.0 PHY & Controller IP “Our customers requested that we move quickly to upgrade our webcams to the USB 3.0 specification, so we needed reliable USB 3.0 IP. By using DesignWare USB 3.0 IP, our silicon rollout went exactly as planned.” G.T. Hsiao, R&D Manager, SunplusIT

KYOCERA Designs High Performance Image Processing DSP for Next Generation Multi-Function Printer Using Synopsys Processor Designer “Synopsys’ reputation as an established provider of ASIP development tools, along with their multi-function printer design wins worldwide were key factors in our decision to use Processor Designer for the design of our optimized image processing DSP.” Michihiro Okada, General Manager of the Software 3 R&D Division, Corporate Software Development Division, KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.